vertebrae

Variant of vertebra

vertebra definition

ver·te·bra (vʉr′tə brə)

noun pl. vertebrae -·brae′ (-brē′, -brā′) or vertebras -·bras

any of the single bones or segments of the spinal column, articulating in the higher vertebrates with those adjacent to it by means of elastic fibrous disks

Etymology: L, a joint, vertebra < vertere, to turn: see verse

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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